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Which Eucalyptus Shall I Choose?

Preserved Eucalyptus

There are so many varieties of eucalyptus on the market, all of which have unique leaf shapes, stems and looks. It can be a tricky decision to choose between them, especially when you may not know the detailed differences. This guide will run through our popular sellers and give you the low down!

 

Let's Compare Varieties

Firstly, a quick visual comparison of the more common varieties we sell (these come in other colour options, so see the chart further down for more details):

visual comparison of different eucalyptus varieties

The chart below shows products we sell throughout the season, with details of the colour options we can usually offer: 

VARIETY ATLAS COLOUR OPTIONS (as seasonally available) LENGTH LEAF SHAPE IMAGES
Baby Blue Green, Red up to 40 - 80cm

Entire*, small-medium, elliptic/obtuse**, (pairs)

Euc-Baby-Blue-leaves

T01285-Eucalyptus-Baby-Blue-Green

T01285-Eucalyptus-Baby-Blue-Green-2

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Populus Green, Red, Blue, Bleached White up to 50 - 60cm

Entire*, medium, obtuse/oval**

euc-pop-leaves

T00717-Eucalyptus-Populus-5

T00717-Eucalyptus-Populus-4

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Exotica Multi, Red, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Bleached white up to 70 - 80cm

Entire*, long, lanceolate/subulate**

euc-exotica-leaves

T01147E-Eucalyptus-Exotica-Preserved-Orange

T01147E-Eucalyptus-Exotica-Preserved-Orange-2

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Parvifolia Green, Red, Copper, Silver, Gold up to 65cm

Entire*, short, wide lanceolate** (pairs)

euc-parvi-leaves

T01029A-Eucalyptus-Parvifolia,-Preserved,-Green

T01029A-Eucalyptus-Parvifolia,-Preserved,-Green-3

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Stuartiana Multi, Green, Red, Pink, Burgundy up to 60 - 70cm

Entire*, medium, cordate**

euc-stuartiana-leaves

T01044B-Atlas-2021-02-24-3923

T01044B-Atlas-2021-02-24-3924

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Nicoli Green, Red up to 75cm

Entire*, long, lanceolate**

euc-nicoli-leaves

T01045-Eucalyptus-Nicolii-Green

T01045-Eucalyptus-Nicolii-Green-2

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Gunnii Green up to 50 - 55cm

Entire*, small-medium, obtuse**, (pairs)

eucgunnii-leaves

eucalyptus gunnii green

eucalyptus gunnii green 2

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Cinerea Green, Red, Blue, Pink up to 70 - 80cm

Entire*, medium, elliptic/obtuse**

euc-cinerea-leaves

eucalyptus cinerea red

eucalyptus cinerea red 2

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Below are some interesting diagrams that show the kind of shapes that can be observed in plant leaves, their position on the plant, and the leaf edge formation. 

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leaf-edge-patterns

**leaf-shapes-and-arrangements

 

 

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